David I. Friend, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sherman Oaks, CA
David I. Friend, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, California, and NPI 1164461752, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (California G68378, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David I. Friend
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- G68378 CA
DR.0063679 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14916 Greenleaf St, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
- Phone
- (818) 212-0540
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G683780 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040105000164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David I. Friend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G68378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin23 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $137.09
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Glendale Adventist Emergency Physicians IncorporatedGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David I. Friend among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
David I. Friend, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in Sherman Oaks → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Anis, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031548208978
- Brett Bartels, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031801214507
- Danny Chang, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031215981048
- Jaime Diaz, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031790727949
- Jim Lai, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031366485757
- Thomas Reilly, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031265475115
- Wissam RhayemSherman Oaks, CA 914031568880136
- Dallas Smith, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031326080565
Common questions
What is David I. Friend, M.D.'s NPI number?
David I. Friend, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164461752, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David I. Friend, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14916 Greenleaf St, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403. Phone: (818) 212-0540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David I. Friend, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G68378, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David I. Friend, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David I. Friend, M.D. had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.